Improvement in the manufacture of friction-match cigar-lighters



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Letters Patent No. 107,810, dated September 27,1870.

IMPROVEMENT IN THE MANUFACTURE OF FRICTION-MATCH CIGAR-LIGHTERS.

. The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent making part of thesame.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM PORTER, of St.Stephen, in the/Province of New Brunswick, in the Dominion of Canada,have invented certain new and nsefullmprovements in Friction-Matches;and do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and

. exact description thereof.

The purposeoi' this invention is the production, for the use of tobaccosmokers, of a convenient friction-match, which shall ignite readily bycontact,

which shall burn a considerable length of time, and

retain its fire when exposed to wind and rain; and

The invention consists in the composition employed for the above-namedpurpose, coated, upon the ends of wooden sp1ints, strips of card, orother like mate-- Into this paste thus composed the splints of wood orstrips of card aredipped, at either or both ends, so that a sufficientportion of the composition will adhere to them, and, when properlydried, are fit for packing or immediate use.

The advantage of the hemlock bark lies in its ability to retain fireafter being kindled for a long time, and in spite of wind or rain.

These matches are ignited by contact with any other substance, in theusual manner.

Having thus described my composition, and the manner of its applicationand use,

What I claim therein as my invention is The composition above described,prepared and applied substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

.In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I have hereto set my hand andseal the 3d day of September, 1870.

WILLIAM PORTER. [n.' s.]

Witnesses:

A. HALLIDAY, L. D. SAWY'ER.

